Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-11
TRAGIC END OF A DEsAUoH.


 Carl Stieman, Arrested For Drunken- ness At His Wlfe's Instigation,
 Hangs Himself In The Police Lock. up-Doorman Moore Makes The
 GhastlY Find A Few Moments Too
 Late-The Act Bone While Labo-ing
 Under A Temporary Fit of Insanity
 Brought On By Protracted Spree.
 Doorman Richard Moore made ghastly find in the police lookup shortly after seven o'clock last evening. He was making his usual nightly round to light up when look. ing down the long corridor he noticed dark motionless object hanging from cell door. He approached and was mortified to find that it was man, who was, to all appearances, stone dead. A leather strap, which had been used by the poor unfortunate as sup port for his pantaloons, had been deftly tied about his neck and the end fastened to the | iron door in front of cell No. 8. The door, ! man cut the strap and placed the 1ifeless form on the floor, and at once reported to the office. Lieutenant Wrinn, the officer in charge, was at supper, and City Attorney Hugh Daley was alone in the main office. He entered the lookup with the doorman and recognized the man as Carl Stieman, 8 German, who had been on protracted de-
 
 warrant during the morning.
 Attorney Daley opened the mans vest and felt of his heart. There was feeble pulsa- tion, so feeble that it was hardly perceptible. There was also a slight contraction of the muscles of the throat.
 Police Surgeon Lindsley and Doctor Waldo Jewett were at once summoned and arrived in very few moments. The police surgeon placed his hand on the mans heart, but it had ceased to beat, and he pronounced him dead.
 "A sad case," said the city attorney. "A most forlorn and grief-stricken woman came to me this morning and in broken English asked me to issue a warrant for her husbands arrest. She stated that he had been on pro- tracted spree, and in fact had been in one continuous state of intoxication for two weeks or longer. She told me not to let him out on bonds if we arrested him, because if we did he would come home and kill her. I told her guessed he wouldn't do that. She then pleaded with me not to have him ar- rested, as she was sure he would kill her Ii he was released. Ipromised her that he would be kept locked up until sober. The warrant was given to Captain Hyde, who dispatched Officer Reynolds to the Stie- man house with it and Carl was found very drunk and brought to the loekup in the pa trol wagon. 1t was shortly after l o'clock when he was locked up."
 Coroner Mix made an examination of the remains before they were removed. Several articles were found on the unfortunate per son. A rule, penknife, putty knife and measuring tape were found. The coroner said that Stieman committed suicide while laboring under a temporary fit of insanity brought on by alcohol. A postal was found addressed to ''Carl Stieman, 5 Redfeld street, The suicide had resided Red field street up to few weeks ago. The last seen of Stieman alive was at pm, when he was lying on the wooden bench to all ap- pearances in drunken stupor.
 Chief Bollman notified Lewis 6 Maycock, the undertakers, who removed the body to their warerooms to await the notification of Stieman's wife.
 A reporter visited the house of the unfor- tunate man on Oak street early last evening. Mrs. Stieman was informed of the suicide of her husband and was almost prostrated with grief. In her arms was little two months old babe, and clinging to her dress were her other two children, mere infants. She said Carl, her husband, was 40 years of age. and had been drinking for the past four weeks and hadn't done any work. He was wood turner by trade and earned good wages when he worked. He was employed by MT. Boards ley on East Water street.
 Coroner Mix's official report is as follows: ''I find that Carl Stieman died on the 10th day of June, 1887, at about fifteen minutes past o'clock, p. m., in the prison at police headquarters, by hanging himself with lea- ther belt (which he used to keep his clothing in position) to one of the iron bars in front of cell No. 8, and that his death was not caused by the criminal act, omission or care lessness of another or others"